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the Inspector and buried in a field. Nearly a week after
wards the butcher on whose premises it had been seized
obtained permission from the magistrate (the officials of the
Vestry offering no opposition) to have it disinterred. This
was done in the presence of the Inspector, and the pork was
removed to the Parish Mortuary, where it was examined
by the parties immediately concerned and by experts.
Most of this exhumed meat proved to be good and sweet.
The case was then heard before the magistrate, and after
several adjournments,and many witnesses had given evidence,
he confirmed his original decision and further inflicted a
fine of £15 on the butcher, with £10 costs; inasmuch as it
was conclusively proved (mainly through the skill and
intelligent conduct of Mr. Stevenson) that the meat, which
had been originally condemned and buried by him, had
been dug up by the defendant and replaced prior to his
application to the magistrate for its disinterment by corresponding
joints, and pieces of excellent quality.
2nd.—I drew attention in my last report to the largo
number of rain water, sink, and other waste water pipes, we
had had cut off from direct communication with drains.
The number of such disconnections ordered and made
during the year 1886, has been nearly twice as great. I
need scarcely insist on the great sanitary importance of disconnecting
such pipes from sewers, and thus preventing the
constant or intermittent entrance through them of sewer
gases, directly or indirectly, into the interior of houses.
3rd.—Owing to the comparatively little prevalence of
dangerous infectious deseases, and especially to the almost
total absence of small pox, there has been comparatively little
cleansing and disinfection of houses after such disorders,